Year 6 Rounders Tournament 2024
All Year 6 pupils took part in a competitive inter-year group rounders tournament each afternoon during SATS week. They were put into 6 teams, playing against each other once, with 2 innings. 237.5 rounders were scored by all the teams during the week! Much fun and laughter was had by all.
The overall winners were the 'Appleberries' wearing blue bibs. Runners up were 'Ipswich Rounders' wearing red bibs and third place were 'Hit & Run' in green bibs.
Well done to all Year 6 for such a fantastic tournament!
Under 9's Mini-Tennis Festival
On Friday 10th May 2024, we entered 2 teams into the Under 9’s Tennis Festival at Hadleigh High School. There were 8 teams in total that took part. The other 6 schools competing were: Bildeston (2 teams), Whatfield, Elmsett, St.Mary's and Beaumont. Lots of matches were played during the morning. Each game lasted approximately 4 minutes. After some excellent on-court performances from all the players, our 2 teams managed to finish 1st and 3rd overall. Well done Year 4, an excellent achievement.
Under 9's Dodgeball Finals
Congratulations to our Under 9’s Mixed Dodgeball team, who were the bronze medallists out of the 12 competing schools in the County dodgeball finals, at Ipswich School Sports Centre on Friday 26th April 2024.
We managed to win our group games against Combs Ford & Nayland, sending us through into the finals group against Morland, Sebert Wood, and Grove. From this we were placed third overall! Much fun was had by all.
Congratulations on a fantastic achievement!
Under 11's Quadkids Festival
On Friday 26th April 2024, we took two Year 5 teams to compete in the Under 11’s Quadkids Festival at Hadleigh High School. There were 6 teams in total that took part. The other schools competing were: Bildeston, Whatfield, St. Mary’s and Beaumont.
Each participant took part in a 50 metre sprint, a 600 metre run, a standing long jump and a vortex throw. Every pupils’ score was recorded and calculate into points for that event. Once every pupil had competed in every event, all the scores were added together. After some excellent performances on the track and field, our Year 5 white team managed to finish 1st overall , and our blue team second. This was a fantastic achievement by them all!
A great event and one we look forward to taking part in next year. Well done Year 5!
Under 7's Dodgeball Festival
On Tuesday 16th April 2024, we entered a team into the Under 7’s Dodgeball Festival at Inspire Suffolk. There were a total of 10 teams that had entered this event. The other schools included: Fairfield, Heath, Kyson, St. Mark's, Rendlesham, Sidegate, Bucklesham, St. John's and St. Mary's Ipswich.
Throughout the afternoon the children played numerous games, having much fun throwing, dodging and catching! Hadleigh managed to win their group, going through into the final, and narrowly lost to Sidegate, resulting in us being the runners up!
Well done to our Year 2 team, on a fantastic achievement!
Under 9, 10 & 11's Cross Country
On Wednesday 20th March 2024, we took 40 boys & girls to compete in the Year 4, 5 & 6 Cross Country festival at Royal Hospital School.
There were around 150 pupils that took part in each of the 6 races. During the afternoon, all of our Year 4, 5 & 6 pupils had to run 2200m which was just over a mile long!
Congratulations to:
Year 4 boys who were first out of 27 schools
Year 4 girls who were second out of 21 schools
Year 5 boys who were eighth out of 25 schools
Year 5 girls who were first out of 24 schools
Year 6 boys who were seventeenth out of 24 schools
Year 6 girls who were first out of 22 schools
Every pupil ran fantastically and something they should be proud of – Well done Years 4, 5 & 6, what an achievement!
Trampolining
On Friday 15th March 2024, we took 9 Year 5 pupils to Hadleigh High School, who took part in a range of trampoline activities by Sarah Clarke (Head of High School PE).
The children thoroughly enjoyed using a full-size trampoline to demonstrate their skills! Much fun was had by all during the visit!
Under 8 Girls Football Festival
On Wednesday 6th March 2024, HCPS entered four Year 2/3 teams in the Under 8’s Girls Football Festival at ITFC. There were 24 teams that took part in the event.
Our teams played 6 games each, against many schools from across the Ipswich, Woodbridge and Felixstowe areas. All the teams played brilliantly throughout the afternoon and had a great time! This was the first experience of playing small-sided team games for many of our girls, a fantastic effort by all!
Thanks to Suffolk FA and Ipswich Town Football Club for organising this wonderful afternoon!
Under 11's Dodgeball Festival
On Tuesday 30th January 2024, we entered two teams into the Under 11’s Dodgeball Festival at Ipswich School. There were a total of 12 teams that had entered this event. Both Hadleigh teams managed to win all their group games, against Dale Hall, Grundisburgh, Sproughton, Grange, Gorseland, Bealings, Tattingstone, St. Mary's Ipswich & St. Mary's Woodbridge.
The pupils were extremely excited to be wearing our new school sports team kits!
All children received certificates for their hard work, much dodging, throwing, aiming and fun was had by all, well done!
Under 11's Swimming Gala
On Wednesday 24th January 2024, HCPS took part the Hadleigh Schools Under 11’s Swimming Gala at Hadleigh Leisure Centre. There were a total of 10 schools that entered the competition altogether. Each school competed in backstroke, freestyle, breaststroke and relay races.
Throughout the morning, the atmosphere that all the children created inside the Leisure Centre was amazing. As a result of our team swimming brilliantly, we managed to finish 2nd overall and were awarded the runners up certificate. Well done!
Under 11's Ipswich and South Suffolk School Games Sportshall athletics
On Wednesday 17th January 2024, we entered a Year 6 boys & girls indoor Sportshall athletics team into the Ipswich and South Suffolk School Games Sportshall athletics at Westbourne High School. 8 other Schools took part in this event.
During the afternoon, each boy and girl took part in 2 track and 2 field events. These events ranged from relays, obstacle races, throwing events and jumping events.
Congratulations to all the children involved!
Under 11's EFL Cup
On Tuesday 9th January 2024, our Year 6 football team took part in the EFL Cup at Ipswich Town Football Club. We were placed into Group A where we played matches against Rendlesham, Ilketshall St. Lawrence, Cliff Lane, Cedarwood, Sebert Wood and Edgar Seweter. After some excellent performances on the pitch from all the players, Hadleigh finished the competition with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. This meant the team finished 2nd overall in their group. Well done Year 6 on a very cold morning, and thank you to ITFC for a wonderful event!
Under 11's Sportshall Athletics
On Friday 8thth December 2023, we entered a Year 5 boys & girls indoor Sportshall athletics team into the Hadleigh High School Pyramid event.
During the morning, each boy and girl took part in 2 track and 2 field events. These events ranged from relays, obstacle races, throwing events and jumping events.
After all the enjoyable events had finished, the results were announced. HCPS girls were the overall winners, with the boys coming 3rd in their groups! Congratulations to all the children involved.
Under 11's Girls County Football Finals
On Thursday 30th November 2023, our girls took part in the Under 11’s County Football Finals at Needham Market Football Club. This was the result of the team winning the Ipswich Schools finals during October.
8 Schools competed in the finals. In the group stage, we beat Abbots Green (Bury St. Edmunds) 3-0, then won 3-1 against New Cangle (Haverhill), and lost to Grove (Lowestoft) 1-0. HCPS progressed to the Semi-Finals and beat Dale Hall (Ipswich) 2-0, putting us into the final, where we won 2-0 against Grove (Lowestoft).
Much fun was had during this amazing journey, well done all!
The Girls have now progressed into the Regional Finals, to be held in 2024!
Under 11's Tag Rugby
On Friday 17th November 2023, HCPS entered 2 Year 5 mixed tag rugby teams into the Northampton Saints Festival, held at St. Joseph's College. They took part in many small sided games against over 40 schools from the Ipswich area.
Throughout the afternoon, they continued to develop their throwing and catching skills, whilst showing excellent technique in tagging. Many tries were scored by the team, much fun was had by all – thank you to Northampton Saints for organising!